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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
29
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
28
49
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
28
49
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
10
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
10
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
10 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18695SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 19519SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes7SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
21 Genera with 37 Species
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Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Desmonus Cook, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Ergethus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 19319SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Falloria Hoffman, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Gasterogramma Jeekel, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodesmus Silvestri, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Somethus Chamberlin, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Speodesmus Loomis, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaxoria Chamberlin &..., 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelidesmus tertius Chamberlin, 1948
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Desmonus atophus Chamberlin &..., 1941
Desmonus conjunctus Loomis, 1959
Desmonus crassus Loomis, 1959
Desmonus distinctus Loomis, 1959
Desmonus pudicus Bollman, 1888
Ergethus perditus Chamberlin, 1949
Eurymerodesmus amplus Causey, 1952
Eurymerodesmus angularis Causey, 1951Posta Quemada talussnail
Eurymerodesmus clavatus Shelley, 1989Sonoran talussnail
Eurymerodesmus dactylocyphus Shelley, 1990
Eurymerodesmus digitatus Loomis, 1976
Eurymerodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1969
Eurymerodesmus impurus Wood, 1867Hairy helicellid
Eurymerodesmus melacis Chamberlin &..., 1941Capote threeband
Eurymerodesmus mundus Chamberlin, 1931
Euryurus leachii Gray, 1832Milk snail
Falloria houstoni Chamberlin, 1943Budded threetooth
Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, 1982
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Harpaphe clara (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana scotia Chamberlin, 1941
Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Myrmecodesmus formicarius Silvestri, 1910
Myrmecodesmus orizaba Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Rhysodesmus frionus Chamberlin, 1943Costate mountainsnail
Rhysodesmus quadruplus (Loomis, 1966)⇒ Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938
Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938San Lorenzo shoulderband
Speodesmus castellanus Elliott, 2004Fort Hood cave millipede
Speodesmus echinourus Loomis, 1939Spiny cave millipede
Tasmaniosoma compitale Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma hickmanorum Mesibov, 2010
Thrinaxoria lampra Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Texas
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
6
10
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov